Kenya vs Viet Nam: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Kenya
695,335 number
in 2020
Viet Nam
724,872 number
in 2020
Kenya rank
18th
Viet Nam rank
17th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Kenya
  • Viet Nam
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 724,872 number against 695,335 number in Kenya, a difference of 29,537 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Kenya ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 202 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 236,786 number 685,279 number 448,493 number Viet Nam
1980s 348,113 number 778,799 number 430,686 number Viet Nam
1990s 446,497 number 879,557 number 433,060 number Viet Nam
2000s 556,880 number 713,366 number 156,487 number Viet Nam
2010s 677,402 number 683,774 number 6,372 number Viet Nam
2020s 695,335 number 724,872 number 29,537 number Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Kenya or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 724,872 number against 695,335 number in Kenya as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Kenya and Viet Nam?
29,537 number, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Viet Nam?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Viet Nam rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Kenya ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/